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WorksheetsYEAR 8 WEEK 6 ASSESSMENT
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
Constructive waves are found on ______ coasts.
a)
steep
b)
gentle
2.
Waves are created by wind
a)
True
b)
False
3.
I transport material along a beach. What am I?
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
4.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
5.
Which erodes quicker?
a)
Hard rock
b)
Soft rock
6.
Erosion means 'the wearing away of rock'.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is Erosion?
a)
When waves lose energy and leave sediments / sand along a coast.
b)
The wearing away of land, removal of beach rocks/sand by water or wind.
c)
An area of land that smells different to other places.
d)
An area that has a lot of wind.
8.
What is swash?
a)
Water that runs back into the ocean.
b)
Water that falls forward and moves up the shore.
c)
Tug of war between the drag of the wind and pull of gravity.
d)
Swirling of water in an area.
9.
The movement of water up the beach after the breaking of a wave is...
a)
Swash
b)
Backwash
10.
This is
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Nearshore currents
c)
Attrition
d)
Undertow
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